Positions

Assistant Professor

Medicine
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX

Education

BS from Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

MD from University of Texas Health Science Center

San Antonio, TX

Distinction in Research

MPH from Univeristy of Texas School of Public Health

Houston, TX

Residency at Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, TX

Internal Medicine

Postdoctoral Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, TX

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Professional Interests

• Gastric cancer
• Gastric intestinal metaplasia
• Helicobacter pylori
• Esophageal adenocarcinoma
• Barrett's esophagus
• Artificial Intelligence
• Computer-assisted Detection Models

Websites

Selected Publications

• Tan MC, Mallepally N, Liu Y, El-Serag HB, Thrift AP. " Demographic and Lifestyle Risk Factors for Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia Among US Veterans " Am J Gastroenterol. 2020 Mar ; 115 (3) : 381-387.
  Pubmed PMID: 31899705.
• Tan MC, Bhushan S, Quang T, Schwarz R, Patel KH, Yu X, Li Z, Wang G, Zhang F, Wang X, Xu H, Richards-Kortum RR, Anandasabapathy S. " Automated software-assisted diagnosis of esophageal squamous cell neoplasia using high-resolution microendoscopy " Gastrointest Endosc.. 2020 Jul 16; [Epub ahead of print]
  Pubmed PMID: 32682812.
• Thrift AP, Dinarvand P, Graham DY, El-Serag HB, Tan MC et al.. " Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection Among Asymptomatic Patients Served by a Safety-Net Healthcare System " Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2026 May ; 24 (5) : 1289-1297.
  Pubmed PMID: 41101428.
• Tan MC, Li Z, Patel KK, Zhang F, Yu X, Wang X, Rosen DG, Dawsey SM, Xue L, Hur C, Schwarz RA, Vohra I, Tang Y, Wu M, Wang T, Carns J, Xu H, Richards-Kortum RR, Wang G, Anandasabapathy S. " A High-Resolution Microendoscope Improves Esophageal Cancer Screening and Surveillance: Implications for Underserved Global Settings Based on an International Randomized Controlled Trial. " Gastroenterology. 2025 Mar ; 168 (3) : 496-507.
  Pubmed PMID: 39477026.